MedGrl
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Every time I come home from college to visit my parents my older sister and I try and have at least one day set aside where neither of us are working and we have a sister day. Normaly this sister day consists of lunch, a movie and window shoping. Today was different.
My sister wanted to learn how to shoot, so I took her to a range that is about twenty minutes away. I gave her the lecture about the 4 rules and saftey. I went over the parts of the gun and all those good things you tell a first time shooter.
We got to the range and got her some ear and eye protection (I had my own already) and I took her into the range. I shot off the first magazine of ammo so that she could see what it looked like and then let her go at it. I corrected her a couple times on stance and grip, but her hands are smaller than mine and the ammo I had bought had a lot more kick than the stuff I usualy use so she was having trouble. She hit the paper every time but it was all over the place and she was tensing in anticipation of the recoil.
I stopped the shooting and we went back out into the store portion of the range and rented a S&W .38 revolver. It fit her hand a lot better than my S&W 39-2. By the end of the hour we spent at the range she was doing a lot better and now is looking into buying a gun for herself for use as a nightstand gun.
Before we left the range I had her hold a couple of the .38 revolvers that they had for sale and the Ruger SP 101 seemed to fit her hand realy well and she can rent that one next time she goes so she can give it a try. Any suggestions on other makes/modles to try for .38 revolver to fit a smaller hand?
My sister wanted to learn how to shoot, so I took her to a range that is about twenty minutes away. I gave her the lecture about the 4 rules and saftey. I went over the parts of the gun and all those good things you tell a first time shooter.
We got to the range and got her some ear and eye protection (I had my own already) and I took her into the range. I shot off the first magazine of ammo so that she could see what it looked like and then let her go at it. I corrected her a couple times on stance and grip, but her hands are smaller than mine and the ammo I had bought had a lot more kick than the stuff I usualy use so she was having trouble. She hit the paper every time but it was all over the place and she was tensing in anticipation of the recoil.
I stopped the shooting and we went back out into the store portion of the range and rented a S&W .38 revolver. It fit her hand a lot better than my S&W 39-2. By the end of the hour we spent at the range she was doing a lot better and now is looking into buying a gun for herself for use as a nightstand gun.
Before we left the range I had her hold a couple of the .38 revolvers that they had for sale and the Ruger SP 101 seemed to fit her hand realy well and she can rent that one next time she goes so she can give it a try. Any suggestions on other makes/modles to try for .38 revolver to fit a smaller hand?
